Saskatchewan Announces Changes To COVID-19 Testing And Isolation Requirements

The Saskatchewan Government announced updates to COVID-19 testing and isolation guidelines in a news conference held on December 30, 2021.

The following changes to the mandatory isolation and face covering public health order are effective immediately:

• A positive COVID-19 test now includes a positive result on a self-administered rapid antigen test, even if a later PCR test is negative. Asymptomatic people who test positive for COVID-19 on a rapid antigen test are no longer recommended to get a PCR test to confirm, but instead should assume they have COVID-19 and self-isolate.
• Asymptomatic, fully vaccinated people who test positive for COVID-19 on either a rapid antigen test or PCR test must self-isolate for five days instead of 10 days.